Teaching by Professor Joe Cain, including whole modules (=classes, =courses), supervisions, training workshops, and other formal events. Most are undertaken via UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Others are undertaken via UCL Doctoral School.
This page supports the presentation, “UCL IT essentials”. It is designed for delivery in September 2022 at UCL for students in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Considerable amounts of information for new More…
UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “Where is your favourite space on the UCL campus?” This is a project More…
UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “Where Is Your Favourite Place to Visit in London?” This is a project More…
The following is a guide to the style of presentation recommended for assessments in the HPSC modules for which I am module tutor. Students are strongly encouraged to follow this guide as a step towards More…
Science plays key roles in solving problems of global and local concern. But science never is the only force at work. Increasingly, science and expertise face stiff competition for influence. This module focuses on science when it is More…
Eugenics combined science and politics to create social policies intent on “improving the stock” of some human groups at the expense of others. This module investigates eugenics as a history of science and technology operating More…
This is more-or-less a stairwell conversation recently had about the nature of academic office hours or meet-the-tutor drop-in appointments for students at the university. “Office hours” are a simple idea. Some people call them “drop-in More…
The nineteenth century saw the origin of much of what we might identify as “modern” scientific and technological research and practice. Laboratories, factories explorations, empires – all had scientific significance and all were paramount in More…
Undergraduates in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) undertake final year projects resulting in dissertations or research reports. Professor Joe Cain supervises some students in this work, as do all academic staff in More…
Postgraduate taught students in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) undertake summer research projects resulting in dissertations or research reports. Professor Joe Cain supervises some students in this work, as do all academic More…
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